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      Cristina’s from Spain

      The food of Spain has more and better cachet, and major food cred as time goes on. Lagging behind sister European countries like France and Italy due to the slow return from Francisco Franco’s dictatorial ways, Spain’s foods, cuisine and chefs are now hitting their stride on the world stage. Only due to lack of [...]

      Friendly Words of Food

      Jill is American but lives in London with her British husband, Malcolm.  We met in 2003 at a dinner held by our Italian friend, Patrizia in an Umbrian hill town.  We became fast friends, and are still very close despite the distance that separates us.  Both Jill and Malcolm enjoy good food, and eating well.  [...]

      Review: Grilled Cheese, Please!

      Grilled Cheese, Please! 50 Scrumptiously Cheesy Recipes.  Laura Werlin.  Andrews McMeel Publishing.  $16.99  (184p)  ISBN: 978-1-4494-0165-8
      April is National Grilled Cheese Month so highly appropriate for Laura Werlin’s newest book “Grilled Cheese, Please!”  Werlin has quite the cheese expert pedigree having written four previous books on the subject which have won James Beard, IACP and the [...]

      I Was A Cheesemonger (Too)

      “I Was A Teenage Cheesemonger.”  Title of my autobiography?  Uhm, well, maybe.  Too early to say.  And I wasn’t actually a teenager.  I was twenty years old.
      I hope this isn’t becoming too much of ‘me, me, me’ but I am proud of the few things I did do in the food and restaurant business.  Buying [...]

      Review: Italy Dish by Dish

      Italy Dish by Dish: A Comprehensive Guide to Eating in Italy.  Monica Sartoni Cesari.  Translated from the Italian by Susan Simon.  The Little Bookroom.  $24.95.  (378p)  ISBN: 978-1-892145-90-1
      Having lived and traveled in France repeatedly over the years I know pretty well the regional differences when it comes to food.  Like what the specialty of a [...]